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Pandigital Novel – Android eBook Reader
Posted by T-Rex in Hardware, eBook Readers on May 26th, 2010
Description
Pandigital is known for manufacturing some of the best digital photo frames. This time around they are offing a very affordable Android powered eReader dubbed the Novel. This device will set you back a mere $199 and ships in June.
| Dimensions | 5.5″ × 7.5″ × 0.5″ |
| Weight | 16 oz |
| Screen Size | 7″ Digital TFT LCD with 800 × 600 screen resolution |
| Processor | ARM 11 processor |
| Camera | (none) |
| Bluetooth | (none) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| GPS | (none) |
| USB | 1x mini-USB 2.0 |
| Memory | 1 GB internal memory; SD/SDHC, MMC/MMC+ up to 32GB |
| Battery | (no official info) |
| Firmware | (no official info) |
Availability and Sales
Sales are scheduled to June 2010
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Popularity: 17%
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Spring Design Alex – Android Dual-Screen eReader
Posted by T-Rex in eBook Readers on November 8th, 2009
Spring Design have just announced an ebook reader. Alex eBook Reader with a 6-inch E Ink panel and a 3.5-inch color touchscreen, based on Google’s Android platform can be great alternative to Barnes&Noble Nook eBook Reader.
Spec wise, the Alex supports Wi-Fi and 3G, and lets you save “Web grabs” to its removable SD card storage. Saved items can also be viewed on the larger monochrome screen. From the sounds of it, this “Link Notes” system also lets you easily annotate clippings.
The touchscreen can be used to browse the web and grab clippings, which can then be viewed on the e-ink panel. Spring Design have also developed what they call Link Notes, a hybrid of traditional ebooks, clippings, multimedia and user notes. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 37%
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Nook – Android eBook Reader
Posted by T-Rex in eBook Readers on October 27th, 2009
Description
The nook is the first electronic book reader to be based on the Android platform (which was initially developed by Google), and has a MicroSD expansion slot for extra storage. One differentiating feature of the nook is the “LendMe” feature: some books are licensed by their publishers for sharing. In those cases, the purchaser is permitted to share a book once, with one other user, for up to two weeks.
| Dimensions | 7.7 × 4.9 × 0.5 inches |
| Weight | 317 g |
| Network Bands | 3G |
| Screen Size | 6″ e-ink display with 600 ? 800 resolution; 3.5″ 480 × 144 touchscreen |
| Processor | no official info |
| Camera | no |
| Bluetooth | no |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 b/g |
| GPS | no |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Memory | 2 GB internal storage; microSD slot up to 16 GB |
| Battery | rechargable, replecable battery |
| Firmware | Latest Android OS |
Availability and Sales
Sales are scheduled to November 30th, 2009. Pre-order available
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Popularity: 31%
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